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Minister Bolsters South Sudan’s Presence at African Mining Conference
By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan’s Minister of Mining, Hon. Eng. Martin Gama Abucha, is currently in Cape Town, South Africa, participating in the prestigious African Mining Week. The event runs alongside African Energy Week: Invest in African...

Reflections from SPIEF 2025: What South Sudan can learn from Russia’s economic strategies
Ms. Lurit Yugusuk is a public policy analyst and seasoned writer on economic and social justice issues in Africa - courtesy The 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), organized by the Roscongress Foundation and its partners...

Listeners Across South Sudan Celebrate Radio Miraya Entering Last Year As Teenager
(MENAFN- APO Group) Radio Miraya, a stalwart among South Sudanese broadcasters, is slowly becoming a young adult. What better way to celebrate its 19th anniversary than doing so together with its avid listeners? In Juba, the station did a live...
Việt Nam brings traditional culture to UN mission in South Sudan
JUBA — Vietnamese peacekeepers deployed to South Sudan are combining their medical mission with cultural diplomacy, using food, music and traditional dress to share Việt Nam’s heritage with the international community. Female officers from Việt...

Coming Home to Rebuild: How Returnees Are Shaping the Future of South Sudan
By Suzan Peter Mabuong For years, war and hardship pushed many South Sudanese men and women to leave their homeland in search of safety, education, and opportunity. Some ended up in refugee camps, others built new lives in places like the United...

South Sudanese man arrested in US’s Nebraska for kidnapping, child Abuse
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 2 hours ago Police handcuffs A South Sudanese man has been arrested by police in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, for kidnapping and child abuse. This is according to the media report published on several online media...

Opinion | The path to regime change in South Sudan: A citizen’s perspective
South Sudan’s instability is a ticking time bomb, fueling growing discontent among citizens with the Juba regime. The 2018 peace agreement is defunct, and violence rages across the nation. South Sudanese citizens, weary of the severe economic...

On Liquidity Crisis and Cashless Economy in South Sudan
By Ajith Ajith Pioth, Juba, South Sudan Monday, 30 June 2025 (PW) — Since its independence on 9th July, 2011, South Sudan’s economic trajectory has been characterized by a series of senseless violent conflicts, one after the other, that have...

From Wounds to Peace: Why Healing Must Lead Disarmament in South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile
By William Sunday D Tor, Malakal, South Sudan Tuesday, 01 July 2025 (PW) — When the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed in 2018, hope blossomed among the war-weary people of South Sudan,...

Tap social media for jobs, former governor of Central Bank urges youth
By Ngor Deng Matem African youth, especially, South Sudanese university students, must proactively safeguard their future through diligent education, practical skill acquisition, digital competence and conduct. Dr. James Alic Garang, former...

Bishop Carlassare: South Sudan needs the peace of the Gospel
The Bishop of Bentiu reflects on the fragile state of South Sudan as the nation moves toward the 2026 elections. The Comboni missionary calls for a courageous embrace of Gospel peace and nonviolence, urging the Church, schools, and local...

MP Mary Ayen elected President of South Sudan Volleyball Federation
Author: Elsheikh Chol | Published: 5 hours ago Hon. Mary Ayen, newly elected President of the South Sudan Volleyball Federation and Deputy Speaker of the Council of States. (Photo: Office of the President) JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – The South...

South Sudan faces refugee surge amid Sudan crisis
New Sudanese refugees, mostly women and children, are arriving in Chad. (UNHCR photo) JUBA — South Sudan is grappling with a growing influx of refugees, the majority of whom are fleeing the ongoing crisis in Sudan, according to government and...

South Sudan's Minister Of Mines To Showcase E&P Prospects At African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Martin Gama Abucha, Minister of Mines of South Sudan, has joined the upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) conference as a speaker. Minister Abucha will take part in the Ministerial Forum, where he will share insight into South...

Opinion| Dr. George Elombi appointed President of Afreximbank: What it means for South Sudan’s economic future
The appointment of Dr. George Elombi as the new President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), effective September 2025, marks a significant moment in the evolution of Africa’s financial...

CEPO launches ‘Yozega’ campaign to rescue South Sudan from gang violence
The campaign, set for launching after Independence Day celebrations, it aimed at eradicating gang activities in the capital, Juba and other notorious regions By Emmanuel Mandella In response to the alarming surge in gang violence across South...

Duk Community elder, women urge government to address Juba youth lawlessness
As South Sudan reels from the fierce gang rape of a teenage girl in Juba’s Sherikat suburb, community elders are raising an alarm over escalating youth-related insecurity in the capital. Bol Manyang, an elder from the Duk Community in Juba, has...

Maluach’s rise from South Sudan to 10th pick at NBA Draft
KHAMAN Maluach used to dream the impossible as he walked the dusty streets of Kawempe, a disadvantaged suburb on the outskirts of Uganda’s capital Kampala. On Wednesday evening, that dream became a reality as the 18-year-old’s name echoed through...

South Sudan, Sudan yet to agree on oil export fees
Since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan’s access to oil a valuable resource that once accounted for about 350,000 barrels per day has been intricately tied to its northern neighbor. By Emmanuel Mandella Discussions between Sudan...

When the stumbles of others become our only entertainment; Triviality in South Sudan Digital Space
By Isaac Chol Aguer Building on the discussion of digital platforms misused for hate speech, this article explores a darker corner of online culture. In a country worn down by exhaustion, where life feels suffocatingly narrow, people now hunt for...